Unit 1: A Time to Remember, Intermediate English 1

1. A TIME TO REMEMBER Unit 1
Complete the word map using the words to the right.
Add two more of your own words.
Pets
Beach
Cat Bicycle
Rabbit Cat
Snake Collect comics
Paint
Play chess
Hobbies Places Rabbit
Collect comics Childhood Beach Scrapbook
Paint Memories Summer Camp Snake
Play Chess Tree House Soccer ball
Summer camp
Tree house
Possessions
Bicycle
Scrapbook
Soccer Ball Page 4, Activity 6

2. LISTENING—LIFE AS AN IMMIGRANT

3. LISTENING—LIFE AS AN IMMIGRANT
PA G E 3 , A C T I V I T Y 4
Yu Hong and Ajay are immigrants to the United States.
When did he/she move to the U.S.?
Yu Hong:
Ajay:
What is difficult about being an immigrant?
Yu Hong:
Ajay:
What does he/she miss the most?
Yu Hong:
Ajay:

4. LISTENING—LIFE AS AN IMMIGRANT
Yu Hong and Ajay are immigrants to the United States.
When did he/she move to the U.S.?
Yu Hong: in 1992 (after college).
Ajay: in 1991.
What is difficult about being an immigrant?
Yu Hong: no relatives (family) in the U.S.
Ajay: different educational system.
What does he/she miss the most?
Yu Hong: mom‟s soup.
Ajay: weather, family, quality of life

5. TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF
 Choose six questions from
the list. Then interview a
classmate you don‟t know
very well.
 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS:
 Really, me too!
 Wow, what was it like?
 Can you tell me more?

6. HOW HAVE YOU CHANGED?
I went to the beach last Saturday.
Fui a la playa el sábado pasado
When I was a child, I used to go to the
beach every Saturday. Now I stay home on
the weekends.
Cuando era niño, iba a la playa cada sábado. Ahora
me quedo en casa los fines de semana.

7. HOW HAVE YOU CHANGED?
PAG E 5 , AC T I V I T Y 7
Vocabulary: Vocabulario:
Messy: Desordenado
Neat: Ordenado
To be into: Gustar
Keep Fit: Mantenerse sano
Listen to the audio about changes. Check the ones that are true about you.
Then, discuss with your partner which changes are positive and which are negative.
Why do you think so?
“I think the second one is a negative change because it is important to have free time”

8. PRACTICE WARM-UP
CONJUGATE THE VERB IN PAST PERFECT
1 . H e ( w a l k ) to s c h o o l ye s te r d ay .
2 . T h ey ( d o ) t h e i r h o m ew o r k l a s t n i g h t .
3 . Yo u ( a r e ) l a z y l a s t w e e k .
4 . T h a t w o m a n ( b u y ) a n ew b o o k t h i s m o r n i n g .
5 . T h e j a n i to r ( c l e a n ) t h e b l a c k b o a r d ye s te r d ay.
6 . M y m o t h e r ( c o o k ) f o o d ye s te r d ay .
7. T h i s m o r n i ng my te a c h e r ( te a c h ) E n g l i s h .
8 . I ( a m ) h u n g r y ye s te r d ay.
9. The gardener (cut) the trees last month .
10. She (drink) milk this morning.
11 . Last month the man (ride) a horse .
1 2 . S a k d a ( g o ) to H o n g Ko n g l a s t ye a r .
13. The birds (fly) in the sky this morning .

9. PRACTICE WARM-UP
CONJUGATE THE VERB IN PAST PERFECT
1. H e w a l ke d to s c h o o l ye s te r d ay.
2. T h ey d i d t h e i r h o m ew o rk l a s t n i g h t .
3. Yo u w e r e l a z y l a s t w e e k .
4. T h a t w o m a n b o u g h t a n ew b o o k t h i s m o r n i n g .
5. T h e j a n i to r c l e a n e d t h e b l a c k b o a r d ye s te r d ay.
6. M y m o t h e r c o o ke d f o o d ye s te r d ay.
7. T h i s m o r n i n g my te a c h e r t a u g h t E n g l i s h .
8. I w a s h u n g r y ye s te r d ay.
9. The gardener cut the trees last month.
10. She drank milk this morning.
11. Last month the man rode a horse.
1 2 . S a k d a w e n t to H o n g Ko n g l a s t ye a r .
1 3 . T h e b i r d s f l ew i n t h e s k y t h i s m o r n i n g .

10. HOW HAVE YOU CHANGED?
P R O N O U N C AT I O N G U I D E
I used to play the piano
I used to like to eat cheese.
I didn‟t use to have a television.
I didn‟t use to speak English.
I never used to read books.
I never used to drink soda.

11. GRAMMAR FOCUS
CIRCLE GAME
“Used to” refers to something that you regularly
did in the past but don‟t do anymore (now).
I used to be very messy, but now I‟m neat.
Did you use to collect things?
Yes, I used to collect comic books, but now I don‟t
have money to buy them.
No, I didn‟t use to collect comic books.
What sports did you use to play?
I never used to play sports, but now I play tennis

12. GRAMMAR FOCUS
PAG E 5 , AC T I V I T Y 8
 Complete this sentences with your own information:
1. In elementary school, I used to . . .
2. I used to be . . . , but not anymore.
3. When I was a kid, I used to play . . .
4. I didn‟t use to . . .
5. After school, my best friend and I used to . . .
6. My parents never used to . . .

13. WRITING ABOUT YOURSELF
PAG E 6 , AC T I V I T Y 1 1
 Read the paragraph silently to yourself.
 Read out loud as a class.
 What else could we write about ourselves?
 Write at least 5 sentences about yourself. Include at least
one statement that is false (not true).
Ex: When I was young, I lived with my family in Wisconsin. We
had an old house with a basement. We had two cats, a black
one and a white one. My sisters and I used to play outside
together. Our favorite game was hide „n seek.
 In groups of 3-4, take turns reading your paragraph. Guess
which sentence is false.

14. PRACTICE
Go through the sentences below and rewrite those where is possible to c hange
the verbs (underlined ) into a form of “used to”. Whic h sentence does not need to
be c hanged?
Jane was a good swimmer.
________________________________ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ __
When Sandra was a child she went to her grandparents ´ farm for the summer s.
________________________________ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ __
What kind of food did you hate when you were ten year s old? Vegetables. I never
ate vegetables.
________________________________ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ __
We worked in our garden all day yesterday.
________________________________ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ __
James didn´t like soup, but now he does.
________________________________ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ __

15. PRACTICE
Go through the sentences below and rewrite those where is possible to c hange
the verbs (underlined ) into a form of “used to”. Whic h sentence does not need to
be c hanged?
Jane was a good swimmer.
Jane used to be a good swimmer.
When Sandra was a c hild she went to her grandparents farm for the summer s .
When Sandra was a child, she used to go to her grandparents ‟ for the summer s.
What kind of food did you hate when you were ten year s old? Vegetables. I never
ate vegetables.
What kind of food did you use to hate when you were ten year s old? Vegetables.
I never used to eat vegetables.
We worked in our garden all day yesterday.
We worked in our garden all day yesterday. (NO CHANGE)
James didn ´ t like soup , but now he does .
James didn‟t use to like soup, but now he does.

16. BINGO: NICOLE KIDMAN
On a piece of paper, draw a board:
Movies Actress
 Fill in your board with 9 words
that you think might be in a
paragraph about Nicole Kidman
 As you read, cross of f the words
you see. The person who
crosses of f the most words wins!

17. NICOLE KIDMAN:
N E W H O L LY WO O D R OYA LT Y
Vocabulary: Vocabulario:
Early on: En etapas tempranas
Sheep: Ovejas
Pageant: Obra de Teatro
Lead Role: Papel Principal
Costar: Coprotagonista
Following: Después de
High-Profile: Prominente

18. NICOLE KIDMAN:
N E W H O L LY WO O D R OYA LT Y
1. When you make a breakthrough, you experience a
sudden advance/ accident.
2. When something is creepy, it gives you a feeling of
joy and excitement/ fear and disgust.
3. A whirlwind describes something that happens
slowly/ quickly.
4. When Kidman threw herself into her work, she
worked very hard/ stopped working.
5. When something is fleeting, it lasts a short/ long
time.

19. NICOLE KIDMAN:
N E W H O L LY WO O D R OYA LT Y
1. When you make a breakthrough, you experience a
sudden advance.
2. When something is creepy, it gives you a feeling of
joy and fear and disgust.
3. A whirlwind describes something that happens
quickly.
4. When Kidman threw herself into her work, she
worked very hard.
5. When something is fleeting, it lasts a short time.

20. NICOLE KIDMAN:
N E W H O L LY WO O D R OYA LT Y
a. She divorced Tom Cruise
b. She had her first acting experience
c. She won an academy award
d. She moved to Australia
e. She made her first American movie
f. She won her first award
g. She adopted two children
h. She was born in Hawaii
i. She studied drama and dance
j. She married Tom Cruise

21. NICOLE KIDMAN:
N E W H O L LY WO O D R OYA LT Y
1. h. She was born in Hawaii
2. d. She moved to Australia
3. b. She had her first acting experience
4. i. She studied drama and dance
5. f. She won her first award
6. e. She made her first American movie
7. j. She married Tom Cruise
8. g. She adopted two children
9. a. She divorced Tom Cruise
10. c. She won an academy award

22. CELEBRITIES

23. DAUGHTRY—”USED TO”

24. WORKBOOK PRACTICE
 PRACTICE WITH ACTIVIT Y 6 AND ACTIVIT Y 8

25. AMAZING GAME!! CONJUGATING
Practice conjugating the
following verbs using two
different past tenses: Past Simple Habitual Past
 Be  Think
 Do  Know Played Use to/ used to play
 Play  Study
 Touch  Sleep
 Live  Drink
 Use  Read
 Walk  Clean
 Drive  Act
 Play  Scrapbook
 Eat  Taste
 Give  Remember
 Get  Keep
 Teach  Collect
 Travel  Return